Qatar's embassy in Washington issued a statement condemning former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's remarks at a national security conference, in which he said he would declare Qatar an enemy state. The embassy said Qatar's role in regional security and stability is widely recognized, and that it helped secure ceasefires and release Israeli hostages. The embassy accused Bennett of deliberately spreading false information to advance his political ambitions.
Qatar's embassy in the United States issued a formal condemnation Wednesday of former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's remarks at a national security conference, during which he said he would declare Qatar an enemy state. The embassy statement said Qatar's role in regional security is widely recognized and that it helped secure ceasefires and hostage releases. It accused Bennett of deliberately spreading false information to advance his political ambitions.
The condemnation follows an earlier formal accusation issued by Qatar earlier Wednesday, in which Doha accused Bennett of spreading disinformation over his claims that Qatar funds Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Bennett has repeatedly called for Qatar to be designated an enemy state, most recently at the ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth national security conference on Tuesday. The exchange marks an escalation in the diplomatic confrontation between the former prime minister and the Gulf state.
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- StrongBennett accuses Qatar of funding Al Jazeera in global influence campaign
- StrongMinister Miki Zohar backs declaring Qatar an enemy state
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